Life.Church Stories - Episode 05

We Can’t Do Everything, But We Can Do Something

Overview

This update video celebrates how God is working through Life.Church to meet real-world needs. It highlights three snapshots: partnering with the CarePortal and the 111 Project to support foster families, rejoicing over more than 1,500 baptisms in one weekend, and hearing rap artist Dylan Chase’s story of transformation and his call for believers to “be different.” Together these moments underscore one conviction—when the Church does something, God multiplies it to change lives.

Themes

Caring for Vulnerable Children

• Launch of CarePortal in the Oklahoma City metro, linking child-welfare workers with nearby churches that can meet vetted, practical needs.
• Over 100 Life.Church volunteers gathered at the state capitol for the launch on April 20.
• Life.Church awarded the 111 Project a $34,000 grant to expand the platform.
• Tulsa-area rollout has already connected 90+ churches and helped hundreds of kids.
• Key idea: leveraging technology plus the local church’s compassion means “no kids waiting for a family.”

Celebrating New Life in Baptism

• Baptism weekend is described as “easily one of our favorite weekends.”
• Church-wide praise for seeing more than 1,500 people publicly declare their faith in Christ.
• Moment characterized by loud applause and communal joy over “new names” and transformed lives.

Dylan Chase: A Story of Being Different

• Story: Dylan grew up in a chaotic home marked by his parents’ drug and alcohol addiction. Creativity and music became his survival tool.
• Left home at 16; a welcoming family took him in, and a year later he experienced God’s embrace.
• After coming to faith, his rap shifted from self-expression to worship and encouragement for the Church.
• Describes writing rap that “fits a worship set—you just have to see it to understand.”
• Challenge to believers:

  “God is not telling you to do everything. He’s telling you to do something.”

• Emphasizes the empowering presence of the Spirit who raised Jesus from the dead.

Key Truths

• The Church can meet practical needs the moment they are made visible.
• Public baptism is a powerful testimony of inner transformation and new identity in Christ.
• God often uses personal pain as a platform for ministry and creativity.
• Believers carry resurrection power; therefore inactivity is not an option.
• Collective generosity and participation enable the Church to accomplish more than any one person or campus could alone.

Response

• Volunteer with a local initiative—sign up to meet a need you learn about through CarePortal or similar outreach.
• Celebrate and support those being baptized; share your own testimony to encourage others.
• Identify one specific “something” God is prompting you to do this week and act on it.
• Give generously and consistently so practical resources are ready when needs arise.
• Use your creative gifts—music, art, service, hospitality—to point people to Jesus.

Closing

Life.Church reminds its people that together, empowered by God’s Spirit, they are changing stories across the globe—from foster care systems to worship experiences and personal testimonies.

“Thank you for your consistent and irrational generosity; it’s because of you that God is able to work through us to truly make a difference around the world.”

Resources

• CarePortal (online platform connecting churches to foster-care needs)
• 111 Project (partner organization funding and supporting CarePortal)
• Dylan Chase (Christian rap artist)